Cruel Intentions
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair,Sean Patrick Thomas
In an adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar)
and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) are step-brother and step-sister
living in Manhattan. With their absent parents travelling in Europe,
the wealthy pair have the family penthouse to themselves as they while
away their summer break before beginning senior year at a private high
school. Sebastian, bad-boy lothario, has apparently slept with all the
girls in town and appears numb to it all. Kathryn, who appears to be the
good girl class president, is actually far more amoral and malicious
than Sebastian, but maintains appearances to the contrary. When she is
dumped by her boyfriend, Court Reynolds (Charlie O'Connell), for the
innocent Cecile Caldwell (Selma Blair), she schemes revenge by
destroying Cecile's reputation.
She challenges Sebastian to deflower Cecile and transform her into a
tramp to humiliate Court. Sebastian isn't as interested as Cecile --
she's spent her whole life in a Catholic girl's school and presents no
challenge. The girl who has caught his attention is Annette Hargrove
(Reese Witherspoon), the new headmaster's daughter. Annette had written
an article for Seventeen Magazine on her plans to stay a virgin until
she finds her one true love. Kathryn makes a wager. If Sebastian fails
to lure Annette into bed before the summer is over, Kathryn gets his
car. If he succeeds, Sebastian gets Kathryn, whom he wants anyway.
Sebastian accepts the bet, but Annette turns out to be more than either
of them bargained for.
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